Bruises (cont.)
Medical Author:
Eileen Toloza, MD
Coauthor:
Jennifer Krawczyk, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEP
Jerry R. Balentine, DO, FACEPDr. Balentine received his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating in1983. He completed his internship at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia and his Emergency Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he served as chief resident. IN THIS ARTICLEMedical TreatmentDoctors have no special treatment for bruises other than the techniques described under Home Care: icepacks and later heat, over-the-counter medications for pain, and elevation of the bruised area, if possible.
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